Can anyone positively confirm this is a baby D. Pulcher? I was browsing throught the websites of some of the LFS i visit, and came across this guy. ill have to go there tomorrow to check the price though.
Baby dat id?
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The pic is tiny but it looks like a nice Indo to me. Notice how the two stripes on the caudal peduncle are nearly symmetrical and the stripe just before the c.p. is complete from top to bottom? Those are characteristics of an Indo.
JD7.62;792281; said:
I see that now, thanks! still a good looking dat to me, just means i wont be paying ST price..lol
milkman407;792316; said:
i was leaning towards Pulcher too, based on the color, but ive seen some indos with that coloration too. i still may drive out there tomorrow and check it out.
gonna go check out this guy too..i dont think ive seen an indo this huge before, website says he is 45cm.
I believe the little guy in the first picture is a pulcher. All of the "wide barred" indos I have seen have a very straight body stripe that ends just behind the pelvic fins. This guys body stripe curves at the bottom and ends just in front of the anal fin, which is much more characteristic of pulchers.
As mentioned earlier, the tail stripes are not really a sure sign of species as a lot of the pulchers that are being seen these days have 3 tail stripes, especially when young.
As mentioned earlier, the tail stripes are not really a sure sign of species as a lot of the pulchers that are being seen these days have 3 tail stripes, especially when young.